Switchboard: Document – Overlay
The Overlay action in the Document group lets you place content on a PDF document page similarly to a stamp.
pdfaPilot provides a number of standard overlays, but the user can also apply their own overlays (as long as they are in PDF format).
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Open the Switchboard
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In pdfaPilot standalone, open the switchboard via Tools > Switchboard in the menu or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd+2.
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If you are using pdfaPilot as an Acrobat plug-in, you can open the switchboard via Plug-Ins > pdfaPilot <version number> Switchboard.
The “Overlay” Action
The Overlay Action is a part of the Document group.
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Click on the Overlay symbol to open the settings window:
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- The Apply overlay menu provides a range of templates to choose from, including Declined, Accepted, Draft and others.
- The Position menu lets you specify where on the page to place the overlay (such as Top left, Center or Bottom right.)
- To make fine adjustments to the positioning, use the Horizontal offset and Vertical offset settings. The units can be specified in mm, inches or pt.
- Click Execute to start processing the current PDF document.
Running the “Overlay” Action in batch processing mode
The Overlay Action can also be used for batch processing.
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To do so, click on the Batch button after applying the settings in the Action window.
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- The batch processing dialog allows you to select the folder containing the files to be processed.
- Once this is done, click Start.
The resulting files will be stored in a folder named Successful, located in a timestamped sub-folder in the original files’ directory.